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"You seem to me to be a pretty lucky young man; keep your eyes open to your mercies. That part of piety is eternal; and the man who forgets to be grateful has fallen asleep in life."
"The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and there is no sense in having more of them if you have less appreciation of them."
"Man only likes to count his troubles, but he does not count his joys."
"Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. To see it a person only needs to imagine how it could be worse."
"It is better to light one small candle of gratitude than to curse the darkness."
"No one who lives in the sunlight of gratitude that things aren't worse makes a failure of his or her life."
"When we become more fully aware that our success is due in large measure to the loyalty, helpfulness, and encouragement we have received from others, our desire grows to pass on similar gifts. Gratitude spurs us on to prove ourselves worthy of what others have done for us. The spirit of gratitude is a powerful energizer."
"All great questions must be raised by great voices, and the greatest voice is the voice of the people - speaking out - in prose, or painting or poetry or music; speaking out - in homes and halls, streets and farms, courts and cafes - let that voice speak and the stillness you hear will be the gratitude of mankind."
"One can put some trust in the gratitude of a sovereign, and also in that of his family; under certain conditions, one can even rely upon it; but one can never expect anything from the gratitude of a nation."
"Thou that hast given so much to me give me one thing more, a grateful heart: not thankful when it pleaseth me, as if Thy blessings had spare days, but such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise."
"Our ignorance of history causes us to slander our own times. The ordinary person today lives better than a king did a century ago but is ungrateful!"
"Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, whether you like it or not."
"When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others."
"At the age of 18, I made up my mind to never have another bad day in my life. I dove into a endless sea of gratitude from which I've never emerged."
"When you feel gratitude, you are the closest to the natural state you were born to live in."
"Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude."
"Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be...including our perception. Of it"
"Expressing gratitude for the miracles in your world is one of the best ways to make each moment of your life a special one. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones!"
"I believe the ultimate path to enlightment is the cultivation of gratitude. When you're grateful, fear disappears. When you're grateful lack disapears. You feel a sense that life is uniquely blessed, but at the same time, you feel like you're a part of everything that exists and you know that you are not the source of it. In that state you show up differently for the people around you. Just walking around you vibrate."
"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing."
